Widow Entitled to Benefits for Husband's Fatal Heart Attack

The widow of a car salesman who suffered a fatal heart attack that was allegedly caused by his job-related stress filed a timely claim for benefits more than one year after her husband's death and was entitled to compensation, the Appellate Court of Connecticut ruled. In an opinion slated for publication on Tuesday, the court reasoned that the Legislature did not intend to limit a dependent's time to file a notice of claim to one year in a case where an accidental injury and death occur on the same day, while allowing at least two years to file such notice if death occurs at least one ...